How To Fix PYC_TM081 - Data type must be C or N for field &1 to be gistered as team dimension.

PYC_TM081 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PYC_TM - Payroll Control Center Team Management

• Message number: 081

• Message text: Data type must be C or N for field &1 to be gistered as team dimension.

What causes this issue?

You are trying to register the field as team dimension. Only fields of
data type C or N from table PA0001 are allowed as team dimensions.

System Response

Possible team dimensions come from table PYC_D_TMDI_DE (predelivered by
SAP) and table PA0001 (custom fields of SAP and customer from Infotype
0001 that have been registered in Customizing activity
<DS:SIMG.PYC_TM_CUSTOMFIELD>Register Fields of Infotype 0001 as Allowed
Team Dimensions</>).

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

If you want to create a team dimension, do the following:
Define the field from Infotype 0001 as a parameter type in Customizing
activity <DS:SIMG.PYC_PYD_DTL>Define Parameter Types</>.
Register the field as team dimension in Customizing activity
<DS:SIMG.PYC_TM_CUSTOMFIELD>Register Fields of Infotype 0001 as Allowed
Team Dimensions</>.
Assign the team dimension to the process template in Customizing
activity <DS:SIMG.PYC_PYP_PT>Define Process Templates</>

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PYC_TM081 - Data type must be C or N for field &1 to be gistered as team dimension. ?

  The SAP error message PYC_TM081 indicates that there is an issue with the data type of a field that is being registered as a team dimension in the SAP system. Specifically, the error states that the data type must be either "C" (character) or "N" (numeric) for the field to be valid for this purpose.
  
  Cause:
  The error typically arises when:
  
  The field you are trying to register as a team dimension has a data type that is neither character (C) nor numeric (N).
  The field may have been defined with an incompatible data type, such as date (D), time (T), or any other non-supported type.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Field Definition: 
  
  Go to the Data Dictionary (transaction SE11) and check the definition of the field that is causing the error. Ensure that its data type is set to either "C" or "N".
  
  
  
  Modify Field Data Type:
  
  If the field is defined